MAR 105 -
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Introduction to
Oceanography
Dr. Anastasia
Dr. Jean R. Anastasia
Email: anastaj@sunysuffolk.edu
Home page: www2.sunysuffolk.edu/anastaj
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Office Hours:
Mon 12:30-1:30
Tues online 3:30-4:30
Wed 12:30-1:30
Thursday 9:45-10:45
Friday 9:45-10:45
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Attendance
• All students are expected to attend
every class session of each course
for which they are registered.
• Cannot miss lab
• Students are responsible for all that
transpires in class whether or not
they are in attendance.
Textbook
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•Essentials of Oceanography,
11th edition, Trujillo and
Thurman. Prentice Hall.
2014.
•Options for e-book or rental
•Let me know if you have
another text
•Lab Manual at Bookstore
Grading
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Lecture:
3 lecture exams will be given
Lowest grade will be dropped ONLY
IF all exams have been taken
No- make-up exams
2 highest grades combine to make
up 45% of your course grade
Grading
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Laboratory:
35% of your course grade
lab exercises
field trips
2 lab exams
Grading
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Final Exam:
– A cumulative final exam will
constitute 20% of your course
grade. It will be given on the last
day of class
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Extra Credit
• 10 current, oceanography-related
articles and an in-depth analysis/
summary of each article
• Due by Dec 13th– NO LATE
JOURNALS WILL BE ACCEPTED
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Field Trips
• This course includes field trips that
will take the place of lab periods.
• Attendance on these field trips is
expected.
Lab Schedule
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MAR 105 LAB SCHEDULE
Fall 2013
Friday
Topic
Weekend Trips
** These dates are tentative and subject to change**
9/13
Introduction
9/20
Scientific Method & Density
9/27
Plate Tectonics & Ocean Profile I
10/4
Ocean Profile II
10/11
Salinity, Temp & Density
10/18
Ocean Circulation
10/25
FLAX POND - Meet at 11:30
11/1
LAB QUIZ 1: No Lab activity
11/8
Waves
11/15
Beach trip
11/22
Sediment Analysis
11/29
12/6
THANKSGIVING - NO
CLASS/LAB
Size Matters
12/13
Marine Pollution and LAB QUIZ 2
12/20
No lab activity
Sat 12/7 11:00 am:
Long Island Aquarium in
Riverhead
9/9
Introduction, What is Oceanography?
9/13
Structure of the Earth, Plate Tectonics
9/16
Plate Tectonics continued
9/20, 9/23
Structure of the Ocean Floor: Continental Margins &
Introduction : xxvii-xxxi
Ch1:1.1; 1.3(p3-7,13-16)
Lecture
Schedule
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Ch 1: 1.4-1.5(p16-23
Ch 2
Ch 3
Deep Ocean Basins
9/27
9/30
Ocean Floor Continued
Properties of Seawater – Chemistry of Water
Ch 5
Properties of Seawater – Chemistry of Water continued
Ch 5
Properties of Seawater
Temperature, Salinity, Density in the Ocean
10/4
Film and Review for Exam
10/7
Exam # 1
10/11
Coriolis Effect and Winds
10/14
Atmospheric Circulation Continued
10/18, 10/21
Ch 6:6.1-6.4 (p162-177)
Ocean Circulation: Surface Currents
Ch 7
Ocean Circulation
Ch 7
Surface Currents continued & Deep Circulation
10/25
Flax Pond Trip
10/28
Deep Circulation continued
Waves
Ch 8
11/1
Waves continued
Ch 8
11/4
Film & Exam Review (if time allows)
11/8
Exam #2
11/11
Tides
11/15
Tides continued
Ch 9
Coastal Features
Ch 10
11/18
Marine Biology Intro
Ch 1: 1.6 (p23-28)
11/22
Pelagic Zone: Plankton
11/25
Pelagic Zone: Nekton
11/27 (Wed)
Benthic Zone
11/29
Thanksgiving Break
12/2
Film and Review (if time allows)
12/6
Exam # 3
12/9
Marine Environmental Problems
Ch 12
Ch 13:13.1-13.4 (p387-412)
Ch 14 p427-429
Ch 14
Ch 15
Pollution & Waste Disposal, Global Change
12/13
Marine Environmental Problems Continued
Fishery Management Problems
12/16
Film and Review
Ch 11:11.5-11.6 (p335-354)
Ch 16
Ch 13:13.5 (p413-420)
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The Ocean
Ocean Facts:
• Covers 71% of the earth’s surface
• Accounts for 97% of the water on earth
(rest in land ice, groundwater, lakes &
rivers)
• Average depth = 3,796 meters (12,451
feet) (deepest = Mariana trench 11,022 m
or 36,163 ft)
• Average temp = 3.9oC (only 39oF)
Most of Earth’s Water is Salt Water
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Fig. 1-1b, p. 2
4 Plus 1 Major Oceans of the World
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Walsh and Piccard took the Trieste to the bottom of the
Mariana Trench in 1960: 10,912 meters or 35,800ft)
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In March of 2012, James Cameron set the record for the deepest
solo dive by going to the bottom on the Mariana Trench
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2tm40uMhDI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX8cTtOEEyI
Local Saltwater…
Water Bodies of Long Island
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Shinnecock Bay
Oceanography: What Is It?
• Oceanography is the scientific study of
the ocean by applying traditional
sciences, such as physics, chemistry,
geology, biology, and engineering, to all
aspects of the ocean.
Subdisciplines of
Oceanography
• Geological Oceanography– Composition of ocean floor and the earth
• Physical oceanography– Movement of water (waves, currents…)
• Chemical Oceanography– Ocean’s dissolved solids and gases
• Marine biology (Biological
Oceanography)– marine organisms, the impact of human
activities on these organisms
9/9
Introduction, What is Oceanography?
9/13
Structure of the Earth, Plate Tectonics
9/16
Plate Tectonics continued
9/20, 9/23
Structure of the Ocean Floor: Continental Margins &
Introduction : xxvii-xxxi
Ch1:1.1; 1.3(p3-7,13-16)
Ch 1: 1.4-1.5(p16-23
Ch 2
Lecture
Schedule
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Ch 3
Deep Ocean Basins
9/27
9/30
Ocean Floor Continued
Properties of Seawater – Chemistry of Water
Ch 5
Properties of Seawater – Chemistry of Water continued
Ch 5
Properties of Seawater
Temperature, Salinity, Density in the Ocean
10/4
Film and Review for Exam
10/7
Exam # 1
10/11
Coriolis Effect and Winds
10/14
Atmospheric Circulation Continued
10/18, 10/21
Ch 6:6.1-6.4 (p162-177)
Ocean Circulation: Surface Currents
Ch 7
Ocean Circulation
Ch 7
Surface Currents continued & Deep Circulation
10/25
Flax Pond Trip
10/28
Deep Circulation continued
Waves
Ch 8
11/1
Waves continued
Ch 8
11/4
Film & Exam Review (if time allows)
11/8
Exam #2
11/11
Tides
11/15
Tides continued
Ch 9
Coastal Features
Ch 10
11/18
Marine Biology Intro
Ch 1: 1.6 (p23-28)
11/22
Pelagic Zone: Plankton
11/25
Pelagic Zone: Nekton
11/27 (Wed)
Benthic Zone
11/29
Thanksgiving Break
12/2
Film and Review (if time allows)
12/6
Exam # 3
12/9
Marine Environmental Problems
Ch 12
Ch 13:13.1-13.4 (p387-412)
Ch 14 p427-429
Ch 14
Ch 15
Pollution & Waste Disposal, Global Change
12/13
Marine Environmental Problems Continued
Fishery Management Problems
12/16
Film and Review
12/20
Final Exam
Ch 11:11.5-11.6 (p335-354)
Ch 16
Ch 13:13.5 (p413-420)
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